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Earthquake archives December 2009

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events457
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+12
M7+0
Average depth69.3 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.420 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan43.0 km2009-12-19 13:02:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2009-12-09 16:00:43 UTCView event →
M 6.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands45.0 km2009-12-09 09:46:03 UTCView event →
M 6.398 km SE of Preobrazheniye, Russia392.0 km2009-12-24 00:23:31 UTCView event →
M 6.3Sea of Okhotsk656.2 km2009-12-10 02:30:52 UTCView event →
M 6.1171 km W of Tual, Indonesia85.0 km2009-12-26 08:57:27 UTCView event →
M 6.0Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2009-12-31 09:23:24 UTCView event →
M 6.0119 km WSW of Padang, Indonesia19.0 km2009-12-23 01:11:58 UTCView event →
M 6.023 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi6.0 km2009-12-19 23:19:15 UTCView event →
M 6.0121 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea39.0 km2009-12-14 08:54:01 UTCView event →
M 6.060 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia21.0 km2009-12-09 21:29:02 UTCView event →
M 6.0southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2009-12-03 06:12:32 UTCView event →
M 5.96 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi8.0 km2009-12-08 03:08:57 UTCView event →
M 5.812km N of Delta, B.C., MX6.0 km2009-12-30 18:48:57 UTCView event →
M 5.8Mauritius - Reunion region10.0 km2009-12-18 07:32:59 UTCView event →
M 5.8241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska35.0 km2009-12-17 20:01:21 UTCView event →
M 5.822 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi9.0 km2009-12-06 17:36:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7122 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia7.4 km2009-12-27 13:19:07 UTCView event →
M 5.7190 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste527.7 km2009-12-23 05:42:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7125 km SE of Preobrazheniye, Russia395.0 km2009-12-24 00:23:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2009-12-31 09:29:44 UTCView event →
M 5.6178 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia19.0 km2009-12-31 06:26:10 UTCView event →
M 5.679 km ESE of W?ngjing, India124.8 km2009-12-29 09:01:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6Fiji region17.0 km2009-12-26 21:23:27 UTCView event →
M 5.625 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines59.8 km2009-12-26 05:09:28 UTCView event →
M 5.678 km E of Hihifo, Tonga47.0 km2009-12-25 22:04:26 UTCView event →
M 5.64 km NNW of Achanizo, Peru59.1 km2009-12-24 14:01:58 UTCView event →
M 5.6104 km SW of Sagres, Portugal19.8 km2009-12-17 01:37:48 UTCView event →
M 5.6205 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia10.0 km2009-12-12 18:38:45 UTCView event →
M 5.660 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2009-12-11 12:33:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2009-12-09 07:48:13 UTCView event →
M 5.6102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu40.3 km2009-12-01 19:42:58 UTCView event →
M 5.54 km WSW of Trashigang, Bhutan10.0 km2009-12-31 09:57:29 UTCView event →
M 5.524 km ENE of Nangan, Philippines34.0 km2009-12-30 11:17:49 UTCView event →
M 5.541 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia43.9 km2009-12-19 13:43:57 UTCView event →
M 5.5Azores Islands region4.0 km2009-12-17 14:55:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2009-12-16 12:36:38 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region10.9 km2009-12-16 03:40:23 UTCView event →
M 5.516 km NNE of Kupang, Indonesia45.8 km2009-12-14 03:05:24 UTCView event →
M 5.52 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-12 02:27:03 UTCView event →
M 5.54 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines14.0 km2009-12-02 20:27:12 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region391.1 km2009-12-31 17:42:15 UTCView event →
M 5.4Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2009-12-31 09:56:05 UTCView event →
M 5.431 km SSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea124.6 km2009-12-24 05:05:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-12-22 07:57:24 UTCView event →
M 5.4West Chile Rise10.0 km2009-12-15 11:34:43 UTCView event →
M 5.4140 km SSE of Hami, China10.0 km2009-12-13 16:04:00 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2009-12-12 03:34:40 UTCView event →
M 5.4Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2009-12-03 23:06:46 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region59.7 km2009-12-02 23:14:00 UTCView event →
M 5.4Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-12-01 00:53:03 UTCView event →
M 5.312 km E of Hingatungan, Philippines152.2 km2009-12-30 07:48:57 UTCView event →
M 5.391 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea61.6 km2009-12-29 05:12:29 UTCView event →
M 5.3105 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska3.8 km2009-12-27 03:12:42 UTCView event →
M 5.394 km SW of Gazipa?a, Turkey63.5 km2009-12-22 06:06:23 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km NE of Paracelis, Philippines10.0 km2009-12-21 19:59:22 UTCView event →
M 5.3128 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2009-12-19 16:52:49 UTCView event →
M 5.326 km S of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 17:58:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-12-03 06:28:48 UTCView event →
M 5.351 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska63.0 km2009-12-03 01:56:36 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia65Max M6.1Philippines35Max M5.6Tonga26Max M5.6India19Max M5.4Japan18Max M5.2Chile17Max M5.4Malawi17Max M6.0Russia17Max M6.3Fiji15Max M5.6Vanuatu13Max M5.6Mexico12Max M5.8New Zealand12Max M5.0

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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